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DEUTSCHE Post has been fined a “symbolic” 1,000 euro for abusing its dominant position in the German letter market by intercepting, surcharging and delaying incoming international mail. The European Commission said the ruling was lenient because German courts had condoned the behaviour in the past.

European Voice

7/25/01, 5:00 PM CET

Updated 4/12/14, 7:03 AM CET

THE EU has given the US more time to implement a World Trade Organisation ruling against 85-year-old anti-dumping rules. Washington was originally told to revoke the law by 26 July.

A DIAMOND marketing deal between De Beers and luxury goods retailer LVMH has been given the go-ahead by Commission competition watchdogs. But in a separate decision the EU executive has told De Beers that new arrangements with customers for the purchasing and selling of rough diamonds breaches competition rules.

THE Commission has warned European soccer governing body UEFA that the way it sells broadcast rights to its Champions League – often by awarding them to a single broadcaster per country – may be illegal.

BRUSSELS has agreed to allow compensation of power companies in Spain, Austria and the Netherlands for investments and contractual commitments made before privatisation. The decision spells out that the governments in those countries did not breach EU state aid rules by giving direct or indirect support to firms facing such ‘stranded costs’.